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How to begin writing a novel
If you're like most people, you know you have a great book inside you. If only you
had the right tools to write it down. For a new novelist, nothing is more daunting
than the sight of a blank page. Fortunately if you use MyNovel it won't stay blank
forever. You can use MyNovel to prise that novel out of you, set it down, and get it
published.
Make observations every day
Make observations every day - people you see in the street, people you have sat
next to on the bus, places you have been, places you have researched or read about.
Use MyNovel to record your observations and ideas. These will form the basis for
you novel.
Plan your novel
Using the observations you have made, complete the character questionnaires to flesh
out your characters fully, based on the observations you have made in everyday life.
Incorporate some of the features of the places you have visited into the plan for
your novel. Be imaginitive. Choose the best and worst features; incorporate the most
piquant scenes that you come across or imagine.
Be dedicated!
Writing a novel takes dedication. Try to write at least one page of your novel every
single day. If you have a writing spurt, don't take the next day off, still aim
to write a page a day. An average novel is about 320 pages, so within one year if
you plod away one page a day, your best seller will be written. MyNovel will help
you to plan your novel, and avoid inconsistencies. It will help you with scene ordering
and plotting. Get started today! Download the demo
version of MyNovel.
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MyNovel feature list
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MyNovel
includes a complete, easy-to-use word processor specifically designed for novelists
with a spell checker and thesaurus
- MyNovel includes built-in text analysis features to evaluate readability and reading
age
- It uses an in-depth question-and-answer approach to getting you to define and get
to know the places, characters and objects you are going to use, or are already
using, in your novel
- MyNovel encourages you to plan the events, sub-plots and character developments
that you are going to use to complete your novel
- It allows you to associate research with each of your characters, events, places
and objects - for instance links to websites, links to other files on your computer
- MyNovel allows you to build an in-depth "spider-diagram" of relationships
between the characters, places and objects
- It includes our unique diagramming system whereby you can visualize parts of the
"spider-diagram" as family trees, chapter diagrams, sequences of events etc.
Read more about the MyNovel diagramming system.
- It includes templates for new novelists to use in order to follow the structures
of existing novels. The list of templates is ever-increasing. Registered users can
download new templates for free from this website. For an example, take a look at
the
Hero's Journey
template. More experienced writers do not have to use a template.
- MyNovel includes an excellent printing facility, which allow you (a) to print all
or a section of your novel in a format suitable for submission to literary agents
and publishers (b) to print a chapter plan, i.e. the "spider-diagram"
that you automatically create while using MyNovel. You will find abundant benefit
in this facility during and after writing your novel.
- Includes an export facility to Microsoft Word and other word processors. You can
export some or all of the novel; plus your chapter plan. In addition you can now
export to Adobe PDF to create e-books
and HTML.
- It includes the ability to "get inspiration" for any aspect of your novel.
This is a feature of the MyNovel website, accessible to registered users, which
will suggest characters, places and so on to you! This is an indispensible resource
which you will get for free. Additions are being made to this area of the MyNovel
website all of the time, all of which you will get for free.
More information >
- MyNovel includes a built in virtual
Writers Circle
where you can share snippets of your work with other writers to get feedback and
advice about your writing
- The ability to record the submissions you have made to literary agents and publishers.
The ability to record your success!
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